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Excited to have Fran join me from Health Connect. Hello, Fran.
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How are you doing?
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I am doing great today, John. Thank you so much
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for having me.
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On the show with you. Yeah, excited to have you
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here because we're going to chat about the Health Connect Festival.
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How many years has this been going now? It's a
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long time, isn't it?
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It has been going on for a long time. We
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started in 2001. So 25 years of this excitement and
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different versions. And yeah, just bringing it back to the
16
00:00:41.539 --> 00:00:42.380
community every year.
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And the thing that's really neat, a lot of fun
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stuff that's going on. It's happening this Saturday from 11 a.m.
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to 3 p.m. And how much does it cost for
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people who want to come and be a part of this?
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Free. F-R-E-E.
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It is such a fun thing. And I still look
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at this and go, how can we do all of this?
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And make it free, but it's because you've got a
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bunch of awesome sponsors that step up and help.
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We do.
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That makes a big, big difference. So what are some
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of the things that will be happening this year at
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Health Connect Festival on Saturday?
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Well, we have a variety of great entertainment. And one
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of the things that we're going to top off– so
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that's one of the key things that people come for
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is the entertainment. And then the health areas– is going
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to be is exploding with different screenings and education yeah
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but the piece the the exciting exciting piece that we've
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added this year there's two things actually i'm only sharing
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one of them and that is the costume parade yeah
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it's going to be at start at 2 15 in
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the afternoon so adults and all ages can come in
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their costumes and be part of the parade It's cool. Yeah.
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They're going to line up at the main stage and
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go from there. But we've got some other unique entertainment
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that's going to be showing up at the event. So
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I don't want to give it away. Just come prepared
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for fun, fun, fun.
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Well, and every year we have amazing entertainment. I've been
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blessed to be kind of the dude in charge of
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that little area. So thanks for trusting me to do
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that every year. And it's always a lot of fun.
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And I always just, I'm amazed at how much we
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pack in to this short amount of time because 11
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to 3 is not very long. You know, I've been
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a part of things that are like three days long.
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And I feel like we have just as much entertainment
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packed into this thing that's just a few hours long.
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So if you get a chance, come out and join us.
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A big thank you to all the sponsors that help
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make this possible. And one of the ways that you
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can help is if you have some items that you
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need to, you know, this is no longer going to
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be in my family. I need to get rid of this.
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Bring it to Savers. Saver steps up and helps. They've
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been a big supporter of Health Connect for how long now?
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It's years.
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10 years. Yeah. For 10 years, we've been their partner,
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the nonprofit partner for the Saver store here in Sioux Falls.
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And that was kind of a game changer for Health
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Connect because that has given us the ability to do
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so many additional fun things. And I just remember watching
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the Health Connect Festival. And at one point, it was
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a Health Connect Fair and it was the family fun.
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I can't remember what it was. There's been multiple names,
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but it's been the same cool thing the entire time.
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But I love the name. The Health Connect Festival is
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the perfect name for this. And it is a festival.
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Come out, be a part of this. Is there anything
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specific that I should bring? Is there anything specific I
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should be prepared for as I'm coming to the event
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this week?
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Just bring some joy and have some fun.
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There you go. And wear a costume for the Halloween
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costume parade. And that's the first time we've done this,
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isn't it?
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It is the first time, yes. And we're very excited
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because since we moved the event from September to October
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to accommodate some of our partners for the event, yeah,
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we thought, well, we should be having a costume parade.
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Yeah, that's cool.
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So it's going to be, there's a lot of energy
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behind just that part right there. I'm excited.
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I think it's going to be a lot of fun.
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And again, every year has been a really, really good time.
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And we'll be there again this Saturday. It is from
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11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Sioux Falls Arena.
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And that's the other thing. It's moved from place to place,
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but it was at the arena, and then it moved elsewhere,
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and now it's back to the arena. I love the
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fact that it's back at the arena. I think this
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is the perfect spot for this event. We're going to
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be there having a good time. I hope you'll come
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out and join us and be a part of it
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as well. And if somebody listening is going, hey, I'd
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like to be a part of this in the future,
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how do they get involved in the Health Connect Festival?
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Can they have a booth there, a table there? How
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does somebody do that in the future?
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Sure. We have over 70 booths that we either partner
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with through people– being a sponsor, you know, pay sponsorship money.
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And we also partner with a lot of academic programs.
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But yeah, you can sure reach out to our organization
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at 605-371-1000 or my email address, director at symbol healthconnectsd.org.
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Very, very nice. Fran, thank you for all that you do.
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You do a ton for this community. And this is
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such a fun event. We'll have hundreds, maybe thousands of
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people there on Saturday having a really good time. And
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this is all kind of a dream from a young
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lady that's given her heart and soul to this community.
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So thank you for doing what you do. And I
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appreciate it. I know a lot of people do.
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Thank you. I appreciate that.
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Again, Health Connect Festival. It is this Saturday, the 17th.
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Holy cow, the 17th? Is this Saturday? It's 11 a.m.
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till 3 p.m. at the Sioux Falls Arena. We'll be
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there taking photos and posting them on Facebook. But come
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be a part of the action. It's a lot of fun. Again,
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all of the details can be found at facebook.com slash sunnyradio.
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and Facebook.com slash Sioux Falls News. Something you should know!
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and sports drink. I think it tastes great, and it's
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good for you. Learn more at BetterEnergyDrink.com. Use promo code
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Excited to have Fran join me from Health Connect. Hello, Fran.
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How are you doing?
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I am doing great today, John. Thank you so much
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for having me.
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On the show with you. Yeah, excited to have you
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here because we're going to chat about the Health Connect Festival.
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How many years has this been going now? It's a
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long time, isn't it?
13
00:00:30.750 --> 00:00:32.509
It has been going on for a long time. We
14
00:00:32.530 --> 00:00:37.219
started in 2001. So 25 years of this excitement and
15
00:00:37.259 --> 00:00:41.500
different versions. And yeah, just bringing it back to the
16
00:00:41.539 --> 00:00:42.380
community every year.
17
00:00:42.859 --> 00:00:44.420
And the thing that's really neat, a lot of fun
18
00:00:44.460 --> 00:00:47.280
stuff that's going on. It's happening this Saturday from 11 a.m.
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00:00:47.320 --> 00:00:49.479
to 3 p.m. And how much does it cost for
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00:00:49.520 --> 00:00:50.859
people who want to come and be a part of this?
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Free. F-R-E-E.
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It is such a fun thing. And I still look
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at this and go, how can we do all of this?
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And make it free, but it's because you've got a
25
00:01:00.070 --> 00:01:01.929
bunch of awesome sponsors that step up and help.
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We do.
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That makes a big, big difference. So what are some
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of the things that will be happening this year at
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Health Connect Festival on Saturday?
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Well, we have a variety of great entertainment. And one
31
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of the things that we're going to top off– so
32
00:01:16.560 --> 00:01:18.280
that's one of the key things that people come for
33
00:01:18.319 --> 00:01:22.500
is the entertainment. And then the health areas– is going
34
00:01:22.519 --> 00:01:26.670
to be is exploding with different screenings and education yeah
35
00:01:27.010 --> 00:01:31.030
but the piece the the exciting exciting piece that we've
36
00:01:31.189 --> 00:01:33.689
added this year there's two things actually i'm only sharing
37
00:01:33.750 --> 00:01:36.769
one of them and that is the costume parade yeah
38
00:01:36.790 --> 00:01:39.609
it's going to be at start at 2 15 in
39
00:01:39.650 --> 00:01:42.459
the afternoon so adults and all ages can come in
40
00:01:42.480 --> 00:01:45.819
their costumes and be part of the parade It's cool. Yeah.
41
00:01:45.840 --> 00:01:47.680
They're going to line up at the main stage and
42
00:01:47.719 --> 00:01:51.299
go from there. But we've got some other unique entertainment
43
00:01:51.319 --> 00:01:53.359
that's going to be showing up at the event. So
44
00:01:53.379 --> 00:01:56.420
I don't want to give it away. Just come prepared
45
00:01:56.519 --> 00:01:57.640
for fun, fun, fun.
46
00:01:57.799 --> 00:02:00.540
Well, and every year we have amazing entertainment. I've been
47
00:02:00.560 --> 00:02:02.340
blessed to be kind of the dude in charge of
48
00:02:02.379 --> 00:02:04.480
that little area. So thanks for trusting me to do
49
00:02:04.500 --> 00:02:06.760
that every year. And it's always a lot of fun.
50
00:02:06.879 --> 00:02:11.319
And I always just, I'm amazed at how much we
51
00:02:11.360 --> 00:02:14.810
pack in to this short amount of time because 11
52
00:02:14.810 --> 00:02:16.620
to 3 is not very long. You know, I've been
53
00:02:16.659 --> 00:02:18.530
a part of things that are like three days long.
54
00:02:18.900 --> 00:02:20.719
And I feel like we have just as much entertainment
55
00:02:20.759 --> 00:02:22.780
packed into this thing that's just a few hours long.
56
00:02:22.879 --> 00:02:24.900
So if you get a chance, come out and join us.
57
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A big thank you to all the sponsors that help
58
00:02:26.659 --> 00:02:28.860
make this possible. And one of the ways that you
59
00:02:28.900 --> 00:02:31.300
can help is if you have some items that you
60
00:02:31.340 --> 00:02:33.300
need to, you know, this is no longer going to
61
00:02:33.319 --> 00:02:34.900
be in my family. I need to get rid of this.
62
00:02:34.939 --> 00:02:37.719
Bring it to Savers. Saver steps up and helps. They've
63
00:02:37.740 --> 00:02:40.000
been a big supporter of Health Connect for how long now?
64
00:02:40.080 --> 00:02:40.500
It's years.
65
00:02:40.500 --> 00:02:43.259
10 years. Yeah. For 10 years, we've been their partner,
66
00:02:43.319 --> 00:02:45.960
the nonprofit partner for the Saver store here in Sioux Falls.
67
00:02:46.340 --> 00:02:48.030
And that was kind of a game changer for Health
68
00:02:48.069 --> 00:02:50.530
Connect because that has given us the ability to do
69
00:02:50.590 --> 00:02:53.729
so many additional fun things. And I just remember watching
70
00:02:54.009 --> 00:02:56.169
the Health Connect Festival. And at one point, it was
71
00:02:56.189 --> 00:02:58.430
a Health Connect Fair and it was the family fun.
72
00:02:58.490 --> 00:03:00.330
I can't remember what it was. There's been multiple names,
73
00:03:00.349 --> 00:03:02.379
but it's been the same cool thing the entire time.
74
00:03:02.930 --> 00:03:04.669
But I love the name. The Health Connect Festival is
75
00:03:04.710 --> 00:03:07.590
the perfect name for this. And it is a festival.
76
00:03:07.629 --> 00:03:09.689
Come out, be a part of this. Is there anything
77
00:03:09.750 --> 00:03:12.270
specific that I should bring? Is there anything specific I
78
00:03:12.310 --> 00:03:14.090
should be prepared for as I'm coming to the event
79
00:03:14.120 --> 00:03:14.500
this week?
80
00:03:14.699 --> 00:03:18.340
Just bring some joy and have some fun.
81
00:03:18.479 --> 00:03:21.620
There you go. And wear a costume for the Halloween
82
00:03:21.759 --> 00:03:24.979
costume parade. And that's the first time we've done this,
83
00:03:25.060 --> 00:03:25.310
isn't it?
84
00:03:25.370 --> 00:03:27.849
It is the first time, yes. And we're very excited
85
00:03:27.870 --> 00:03:30.870
because since we moved the event from September to October
86
00:03:31.310 --> 00:03:35.289
to accommodate some of our partners for the event, yeah,
87
00:03:35.330 --> 00:03:38.050
we thought, well, we should be having a costume parade.
88
00:03:38.069 --> 00:03:38.810
Yeah, that's cool.
89
00:03:38.849 --> 00:03:42.620
So it's going to be, there's a lot of energy
90
00:03:42.680 --> 00:03:44.400
behind just that part right there. I'm excited.
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I think it's going to be a lot of fun.
92
00:03:45.680 --> 00:03:47.560
And again, every year has been a really, really good time.
93
00:03:47.599 --> 00:03:50.340
And we'll be there again this Saturday. It is from
94
00:03:50.340 --> 00:03:52.810
11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Sioux Falls Arena.
95
00:03:53.219 --> 00:03:55.180
And that's the other thing. It's moved from place to place,
96
00:03:55.819 --> 00:03:57.620
but it was at the arena, and then it moved elsewhere,
97
00:03:57.680 --> 00:03:59.419
and now it's back to the arena. I love the
98
00:03:59.460 --> 00:04:01.479
fact that it's back at the arena. I think this
99
00:04:01.520 --> 00:04:03.919
is the perfect spot for this event. We're going to
100
00:04:03.939 --> 00:04:05.599
be there having a good time. I hope you'll come
101
00:04:05.659 --> 00:04:06.860
out and join us and be a part of it
102
00:04:06.919 --> 00:04:09.580
as well. And if somebody listening is going, hey, I'd
103
00:04:09.599 --> 00:04:10.819
like to be a part of this in the future,
104
00:04:10.870 --> 00:04:12.949
how do they get involved in the Health Connect Festival?
105
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Can they have a booth there, a table there? How
106
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does somebody do that in the future?
107
00:04:16.470 --> 00:04:21.389
Sure. We have over 70 booths that we either partner
108
00:04:21.430 --> 00:04:25.680
with through people– being a sponsor, you know, pay sponsorship money.
109
00:04:26.279 --> 00:04:28.819
And we also partner with a lot of academic programs.
110
00:04:28.899 --> 00:04:31.600
But yeah, you can sure reach out to our organization
111
00:04:31.660 --> 00:04:40.910
at 605-371-1000 or my email address, director at symbol healthconnectsd.org.
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Very, very nice. Fran, thank you for all that you do.
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You do a ton for this community. And this is
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such a fun event. We'll have hundreds, maybe thousands of
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people there on Saturday having a really good time. And
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this is all kind of a dream from a young
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lady that's given her heart and soul to this community.
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So thank you for doing what you do. And I
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appreciate it. I know a lot of people do.
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Thank you. I appreciate that.
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Again, Health Connect Festival. It is this Saturday, the 17th.
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Holy cow, the 17th? Is this Saturday? It's 11 a.m.
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till 3 p.m. at the Sioux Falls Arena. We'll be
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there taking photos and posting them on Facebook. But come
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be a part of the action. It's a lot of fun. Again,
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all of the details can be found at facebook.com slash sunnyradio.
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and Facebook.com slash Sioux Falls News. Something you should know!
